I try to handle my snakes, all three of them, multiple times a day!! I think the more you handle them, the more less likely you are to getting bit by them and the more tame and docile they are. If I don't have time for more than once a day, they are at least handled once a day! Seeming how two are Burmese, and roughly 6 feet long and my one Ball who is just over 4 feet, I need them to remain my pets, and I really feel in order to have that happen, they need just as much attention as you would a cat or dog. Just my opinion!!